The Board granted service connection for adenocarcinoma of the lung, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and finding that his condition is causally related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: The private evaluation provided significant evidence supporting a link between the Veteran's lung cancer and exposure to contaminants from Camp Lejeune, outweighing the VA examiner's opinions. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100522
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Decisions by this judge: 2,088 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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